
September Spotlight - BAIT
Mark Jenkin’s startling new film Bait tells the story of a Cornwall fisherman whose life has been disrupted and bought up by tourists. Filmed in…

August Spotlight - 501 Not Out
25 years ago, Warwickshire cricketer Brian Lara racked up the highest ever score in first class cricket at Edgbaston cricket ground, the fabled ‘501 not…

July Spotlight - Stirchley Open Cinema
We talked to Suzanne Carter, one of the volunteers at Stirchley Open Cinema, about what challenges community cinemas face in reaching audiences.

June Spotlight - BLAST! Festival
The borough of Sandwell is taken over this June by the Blast Photo Festival, a series of exhibitions, screenings and talks that largely highlights the…

May Spotlight - Paracinema
A lifelong resident of Derbyshire, horror critic Darrell Buxton is one of the creative minds behind Derby QUAD’s Paracinema festival, as well as its regular…

April Spotlight - Flatpack
As well as putting together Filmwire, Flatpack also produce a little annual jamboree called... Flatpack!